I just received a message from HTC Source pretty much confirming Best Buy will have it on launch day. I'll trade in my old blackberry 9700 and use my 100 dollar gift card. Maybe I can get it for like 350 with all the discounts!

I just received a message from HTC Source pretty much confirming Best Buy will have it on launch day. I'll trade in my old blackberry 9700 and use my 100 dollar gift card. Maybe I can get it for like 350 with all the discounts!

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yea best buy will have it on launch, and with your 100 gift card thats a no brainer. PS how you getting messages from HTCsource?

I'm planning to buy this phone at the unsubsidized price. Does anyone know if you still have the 30 day return policy when buying it at retail? Also, does RadioShack and Best Buy have the same return policy, or is it only at an AT&T store?

I plan on going today to do my preorder. I will be using an upgrade on another line so I hope that will not be a problem. If it is, I will just go to the att store on release day. I hope they have a decent case to use the extra gift card on.

It is a family plan. All 5 lines are under my wife's name because she gets a discount through her work. I am an authorized user on the account. We have 2 lines that are due for an upgrade so I plan on using one of those. I used my upgrade for the samsung focus.

Several folks on this thread have mentioned buying w/out a contract for $450. Why? Do they switch phones every couple of months or something?

If it's just that you don't want to be stuck with a contract, wouldn't it make more sense to take a contract, pay $100, and pay the $325 cancellation fee if and when you need to get out? That's still cheaper than full retail.

Several folks on this thread have mentioned buying w/out a contract for $450. Why? Do they switch phones every couple of months or something?

If it's just that you don't want to be stuck with a contract, wouldn't it make more sense to take a contract, pay $100, and pay the $325 cancellation fee if and when you need to get out? That's still cheaper than full retail.

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I understand the desire to go with buying the phone without extending another long contract, but when you're right, you're right. It is cheaper, and maybe something to look at for those buying it outright.

Several folks on this thread have mentioned buying w/out a contract for $450. Why? Do they switch phones every couple of months or something?

If it's just that you don't want to be stuck with a contract, wouldn't it make more sense to take a contract, pay $100, and pay the $325 cancellation fee if and when you need to get out? That's still cheaper than full retail.

Several folks on this thread have mentioned buying w/out a contract for $450. Why? Do they switch phones every couple of months or something?

If it's just that you don't want to be stuck with a contract, wouldn't it make more sense to take a contract, pay $100, and pay the $325 cancellation fee if and when you need to get out? That's still cheaper than full retail.

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thats a good question,

here are some reasons why people are buying this phone (or the atrix) out of contact:

1 - they work for AT&T (me lol)
2 - they got screwed with the captivate (some people didnt, but a lot did)
3 - they are phone whores. (me lol) They buy new phones, have them for 6 months, sell them on craigslist, and use the money to buy the latest and greatest